Flavoring perils get harder look
Probe grows; chemicals linked to lung disease
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.additives03jun03,0,2018179.story
Lauren’s Comments: So they say that a flavoring chemical used in many foods is “okay” to consume but highly toxic if inhaled. Workers that handle the chemicals are at risk but tell me…who really wants to CONSUME an ingredient that is THAT toxic if inhaled?
Mom’s diet can tinker with baby’s genes
Dietary supplement can make generations of mice obese.
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060529/full/060529-10.html
Lauren’s Comments: Very interesting flip to the pregnancy supplementation of folic acid that we’ve
been drilled about.
Rise in Rate of Twin Births May Be Tied to Dairy Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/health/30twin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Lauren’s Comments: Bovine Growth Hormone rearing its ugly Monsanto head! Yet another reason to use ONLY organic dairy and animal products. Note that NYT requires you to register for free before viewing these articles. IMHO, it’s very worth the hassle.
Holy Mackerel and Other Guilt-Free Fish
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/dining/31fish.html
And the direct link to the NYT listing of what fish can be eaten once a week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/dining/31fbox.html
Proposal would ban perfume, other scents in public
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=a9a6b4c7-ca02-4dfc-8999-26dad5cc0110
Lauren’s Comments: WAY TO GO Ottowa!!!
Another article on organic standards and how they may be a’ changin’.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0517/p13s01-lifo.html
Interesting article about a pig farmer who stops cold turkey all antiobiotics given to his hogs. His leg was punctured by a boar and it swelled to twice the size. The infection did not respond to antibiotics and it ends up it was a mutated form of a staph infection. The mutation it is assumed is due to the massive amounts of antibiotics given to the hogs from birth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/business/businessspecial2/17pigs.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
WHOA! A CA school offers hot lunches from WHOLE FOODS! Man…would I love my son to go to THAT school.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-food17may17,1,6798423.story
I haven’t tried these yet but who can argue with organic, natural ingredients, allergen free sweets? They look delicious. Frontier carries them, I believe. Check em out.
EcoNatural Solutions Web Store/Allergen Free products for a sustainable world
St. Claire’s organic mints, sweets, tarts and aromatherapy pastilles
http://www.econaturalsolutions.com
All St. Claire’s Organic products are:
Allergen-free Candy! Wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy free, casein-free, genetically-modified-organism-free (GMO), soy-free, corn-free, tree nut and peanut-free, egg-free, fish and shellfish-free
100% vegetarian
Fat-free, low-carb, low calorie
Oregon Tilth and USDA certified organic
Made with certified organic evaporated cane juice and organic cane juice crystals, pure essential oils and/or natural and organic fruit and vegetable based flavor and color
Contain NO artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or animal by-products
Dedicated to preserving plant knowledge of indigenous cultures around the world, by donating 10% of profits the EthnoMedicine Preservation Project
Organic food is finally becoming “mainstream”. After years of only being able to find so called natural foods at health food stores, one can now find a myriad of natural foods at mainstream supermarkets. Organic milk, organic eggs, organic cereal, organic frozen foods, etc…….are all now easily found in most supermarkets at fairly decent prices. Walmart, Costco, Safeway, and more are all touting natural foods sections. But does this come at a cost? I think so. The following article is a very long, good read that hopefully will make everyone think about where they spend their organic dollars. There’s more reason now than ever to invest in your local farms, CSAs and dairies.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/30/ORGANIC.TMP
If you are still using products with Parabens in them, there’s reason to consider eliminating them. Parabens (methyl, butyl, propyl) are used in most personal care, including so called “natural” brands as a preservative. Disturbing questions have been raised by the Journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology and by Thomas Connor, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health about the safety of parabens. The estrogenic effects of these preservatives and others is concerning and demands further testing.
First link below lists companies that offer paraben free products (as well as pthalate free).
http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/Pages/Resources.html
http://www.organicanews.com/news/article.cfm?story_id=5